What do you think
Central staffing office phone number
215-481-4922
True or False; Patients get bathed Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays
False; Patients should be offered items and assistance for personal hygiene daily
Doing this with medication ensure the patient is receiving the correct; medication, dose at the correct time
Barcode Scanning
Your patient fell, where do you document
Adhoc fall assessment
CBC stands for
Complete blood count
You need to call out sick, while on orientation. who do you call.
Central staffing office
What does PERRLA stand for
Pupils are Equal, Round, Reactive to Light and Accommodation
What are the 5 rights of medication administration?
Right patient, Right dose, Right time, Right route, Right medication
When should you document your start of shift physical assessment?
ASAP
The nurse is responsible to verify blood consent prior to administration
True
Your patient was just required soft restraints, when does the physician need to evaluate the patient and write an order
1 hour
Daily
What are 2 ways to identify the correct patient?
Name and DOB
In Cerner/AeCIS in what section would you find lab results?
Results Review
A unit of blood can stay on the unit how long before administered
30 minutes
This morning the patient was AAOx3, now your patient is confused and weak on 1 side, what do you do
Call a stroke alert
This should be done every time you enter the patient's room,
Hand Hygiene
After giving a PRN pain medication when should a pain reassessment occur
Within 1 hour
A new 20g PIV is inserted into the right forearm, in what section should this be documented?
Adult lines, tubes and Devices
How many days can a PIV dwell?
As long as clinically indicated and there are no signs and symptoms of infection
Your patient suddenly unresponsible and pulseless, what should you do?
Call a code
What linens are to remain on the bed for a bed weight
What linens are to remain on the bed for a bed weight
Give an example of a medication that treats heart failure
ACE, ARBs, beta blockers, diuretics, furosemide, digoxin, metoprolol
You are getting new admission, what section is the history and physical located?
Notes
All hospitalized patients must have vascular access.
Vascular access must be medically indicated